Making risky play our business
There is a small stretch of my town that has so much potential. It has good sidewalks, several nice shops and restaurants within walking distance of each other, a weekend farmers market, and an ice cream shop to die for. The only drawback? There isn’t a public space to gather. Sure, you can sit outside [...]
Is jumping on the couch frowned on in this establishment? We all have those burning parenting questions that we’d love to have our trusted group of peers weigh in on. Some of us are lucky enough to have that peer group nearby, but many of us turn to Facebook, Twitter, or even Google to ask [...]
While the kids are headed back to school, I’m headed back to the drawing board as well! For the first time in my parenting life, I have both kids in school full time. With the extra time this has provided within my daily life, I’m looking forward to putting more passion and effort into The [...]
Earlier this week I wrote about how we checked yet another adventure off the list of 50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do). This time around it was “Sleep in the Wild.” Some of you may scoff at the idea that of all the things we do, such as ziplining, climbing trees, or [...]
Task: Challenge your fear of the dark and sleep without the comfort of walls and electricity. Requires: Sleeping Bag or Blankets Sleeping Pad (optional) Pillow (optional) Flashlight Tent (optional) Possible Hazards: Bugs Cold Vermin How It All Went Down: I’ll begin by clarifying that in Gever Tulley’s book, his illustration and description of sleeping [...]
We hit a big milestone last week: Eli started kindergarten at our local public school. For the first time in my parenting life, I have both children in school full-time. It’s wonderful and bittersweet at the same time. The one aspect I’m not sad about at all is that for the first time in 7 years [...]
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